Week of May 25th Monday No School - Memorial Day Tuesday
Students will read and analyze poetry.
Wednesday - Friday
Students will watch the film version of The Giver to compare to the novel. Week of May 8th
Monday - Friday
Students will continue in class reading of Romeo and Juliet. After each act, students will complete a study guide activity.
By the end of the week, students will be introduced to a story board project for the book.
Week of May 1st
Monday - Tuesday
Introduction to Shakespeare. Students will read a selection titled, "Shaking it up with Shakespeare." They will review it with a partner and with large group.
Wednesday - Friday
The class will begin reading Romeo and Juliet in class. After each scene, students will complete a study guide activity.
Week of April 27th
Monday - Tuesday
Students will be put in groups and will create a series of tableaux for each novel. Students will present those in class.
Wednesday - Friday
Students will choose an essay prompt to respond to for the novel the read this time and create a prewriting, a rough draft and a final draft. Essay is due by the end of the period on Friday.
Week of April 20th
Some students will be reading The Giver. Some students will be reading The Pigman.
Each day, students will have an in class assigned reading. As they read, they will note different signposts to focus their reading. The novels will be read in class and will be finished by the end of next week.
Week of April 13th
Monday - Friday
Some students will be reading The Giver. Some students will be reading The Pigman.
Each day, students will have an in class assigned reading. As they read, they will note different signposts to focus their reading. The novels will be read in class and will be finished by the end of next week.
Week of April 6th
Monday
No School - Easter Break
Tuesday - Friday
Students will be completing two projects for their novel - a character map and a theme essay. Students will have the week to complete both assignments.
Week of March 30th
Monday - Thursday
Some students will be reading The Giver. Some students will be reading The Pigman.
Each day, students will have an in class assigned reading. As they read, they will note different signposts to focus their reading. The novels will be read in class and will be finished by the end of the week.
Friday
No School - Easter Break
Week of March 23rd
Monday - Friday
Some students will be reading The Giver. Some students will be reading The Pigman.
Each day, students will have an in class assigned reading. As they read, they will note different signposts to focus their reading. The novels will be read in class and will be finished by the end of the next week.
Week of March 16th
Monday
No School
Tuesday -Thursday
Students will be putting the information about epic heroes, Odysseus and The Avengers in a bitstrip or a prezi. The project is due by the end of the week.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of March 9th
Monday - Thursday
Students will be putting the information about epic heroes, Odysseus and The Avengers in a bitstrip or a prezi. The project is due by the end of the week.
Friday
No School
Week of March 2nd
Monday - Friday
Students will watch the film, The Avengers. As they watch the film, they will identify and note on a graphic organizer how the super heroes in the film represent the traits of an epic hero. When the film is over, students will present that information in a bitstrip or a prezi.
Week of February 23rd
Monday - Thursday
Students will continue to read and respond to The Odyssey.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of February 16th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Introduction to Lesson Eight Vocabulary.
Wednesday - Friday
Read and respond to The Odyssey
Week of February 9th
Monday
Review "A Walk in the Woods" and graphic organizers.
Tuesday
Test on "A Walk in the Woods."
Wednesday
Odysseus web quest.
Thursday
Reading Day
Friday
No School
Week of February 2nd
Monday
Introduction to Lesson Seven Vocabulary.
Tuesday - Thursday
Read and review "A Walk in the Woods" and respond to the questions as a class as we read.
Friday
Test on "A Walk in the Woods."
Week of January 26th
Monday - Wednesday
Students will film a podcast of their monologue.
Students will begin presenting podcast.
Thursday
Introduction to Vocabulary, Lesson Seven.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of January 19th
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Thursday
Students will be editing and revising a monologue from Fortunado's point of view. They will begin to film their podcast to be presented to the class.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of January 12th
Monday - Friday
During class, students will read "The Cask of the Amontillado," chunking the reading while responding to margin questions.
When finished, students will write a monologue from Fortunado's point of view at the end of the story.
Students will prewrite, draft, peer review and edit for a final copy.
Students will make a podcast of their final draft. Week of January 5th
Monday
Read biography of Rosa Parks.
Tuesday
Introduction to Lesson Six Vocabulary
Wednesday
Finish Review of biography of Rosa Parks.
Read poem about Rosa Parks.
Thursday
Test on biography and poem about Rosa Parks.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of December 22nd
Monday - Tuesday
Presentation of Bitstrip story to the class.
Wednesday - Friday
Happy Holidays!
Week of December 15th
Monday - Friday
Students will be introduced to bitstrips. Students will use bitstrips to present a time when they learned something as Maya Angelou did from Mrs. Flowers in the excerpt we read last week
When finished, they will share with the class and embed it in on their wiki page.
Week of December 8th
Monday - Thursday
Students will read and analyze an excerpt from "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" starting on page 86 of the student workbook. They students will do the same with the poem, "Caged Bird." By the end of the week, students will write an essay responding to a question that compares the autobiographical selection and the poem.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of December 2nd
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Introduction to Lesson Five Vocabulary.
Wednesday - Friday
Students will share and comment on other student's narrative writing.
Students will revise and finalize their narrative writing for submission.
Week of November 24th
Monday - Wednesday
Students will complete work on their narrative essay and type and share it with classmates using Word 365.
Week of November 17th
Monday-Tuesday
Continue to study "The Raven" and "Incident in a Rose Garden."
Wednesday
Students will take a selection test on "The Raven" and "Incident in a Rose Garden."
Thursday - Friday
Introduction to Narrative Writing. Students will complete a prewriting and a rough draft of a narrative essay.
Week of November 10th
Monday
No School - Parent Conferences
Tuesday
Introduction to Lesson Four vocabulary.
Wednesday - Thursday
Students will read "The Raven" and "Incident in a Rose Garden" and respond to the questions in the margins individually and as a class.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of November 3rd
Monday
Students will read, discuss and respond to excerpts of nonfiction texts about Seabiscuit.
Tuesday
Students will have vocabulary quiz on Lesson Three Vocabulary.
Students will continue readings and discussion of texts about Seabiscuit.
Wednesday
Students will respond to an essay prompt dealing with texts read about Seabscuit.
Thursday
Introduce Lesson Four Vocabulary.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of October 27th
Monday - Friday
Students will be working on a storyboard project with a partner.
Week of October 20th
Monday - Friday
Students will be watching a film clip of "Lord of the Rings." As they watch, they will analyze how directors create suspense through their choices of shot, sound and cuts. They will then work with a partner to create a story board that shows understanding of director's choices.
Week of October 13th
Monday
Teacher In Service
Tuesday
Students will peer review their essay.
Wednesday - Thursday
Students will type their narrative piece on wikispaces.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of October 6th
Monday
Students will be introduced and read the selection on page 34, "The Gift of the Magi."
Tuesday
Whole class review of "The Gift of the Magi."
Wednesday
Introduce writing piece - Write a journal as Jim in the story of "The Gift of the Magi."
Thursday
Students will continue writing piece.
Friday
Students will take a selection test on "The Gift of the Magi" and complete writing piece.
Week of September 29th
Monday - Wednesday
Reading the selection, "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell has taken longer than anticipated. However, students are reading and responding to the text very well, so this week we will continue to read as a whole class, with a partner and individually.
I anticipate that students will be complete with the selection on Wednesday.
Thursday
Introduction to Lesson Two Vocabulary.
Friday
Selection test on "The Most Dangerous Game."
Week of September 22nd
Monday - Thursday
In class, students will be introduced to and will read, with a partner, "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell starting on page 4 of their workbook.
Friday
There will be a whole class review of the selection.
Week of September 15th
Monday - Tuesday
Students will finish preparing and practicing their presentations.
Wednesday - Thursday
Students will present for class critique.
Friday
Students will have a reading day.
Week of September 8th
Monday - Wednesday
Students will be in the library continuing their research on an Industrialist of the 19th Century.
Thursday - Friday
Students will be in the classroom preparing their projects for presentation using prezi.
Week of September 1st
Monday
Labor Day - No School
Tuesday
Students will present their Naming Poems.
Wednesday
Introduction to the Research Project - Industrialists of the 19th Century. Students will be researching and creating a project on an industrialist to present to their Social Studies class.
Thursday - Friday
Students will be in the library researching.
Week of August 25th
Monday
Introduction to the class. Students will bring home information for parents including information for Remind.
Week of May 25th
Monday
No School - Memorial Day
Tuesday
Students will read and analyze poetry.
Wednesday - Friday
Students will watch the film version of The Giver to compare to the novel.
Week of May 8th
Monday - Friday
Students will continue in class reading of Romeo and Juliet. After each act, students will complete a study guide activity.
By the end of the week, students will be introduced to a story board project for the book.
Week of May 1st
Monday - Tuesday
Introduction to Shakespeare. Students will read a selection titled, "Shaking it up with Shakespeare." They will review it with a partner and with large group.
Wednesday - Friday
The class will begin reading Romeo and Juliet in class. After each scene, students will complete a study guide activity.
Week of April 27th
Monday - Tuesday
Students will be put in groups and will create a series of tableaux for each novel. Students will present those in class.
Wednesday - Friday
Students will choose an essay prompt to respond to for the novel the read this time and create a prewriting, a rough draft and a final draft. Essay is due by the end of the period on Friday.
Week of April 20th
Some students will be reading The Giver. Some students will be reading The Pigman.
Each day, students will have an in class assigned reading. As they read, they will note different signposts to focus their reading. The novels will be read in class and will be finished by the end of next week.
Week of April 13th
Monday - Friday
Some students will be reading The Giver. Some students will be reading The Pigman.
Each day, students will have an in class assigned reading. As they read, they will note different signposts to focus their reading. The novels will be read in class and will be finished by the end of next week.
Week of April 6th
Monday
No School - Easter Break
Tuesday - Friday
Students will be completing two projects for their novel - a character map and a theme essay. Students will have the week to complete both assignments.
Week of March 30th
Monday - Thursday
Some students will be reading The Giver. Some students will be reading The Pigman.
Each day, students will have an in class assigned reading. As they read, they will note different signposts to focus their reading. The novels will be read in class and will be finished by the end of the week.
Friday
No School - Easter Break
Week of March 23rd
Monday - Friday
Some students will be reading The Giver. Some students will be reading The Pigman.
Each day, students will have an in class assigned reading. As they read, they will note different signposts to focus their reading. The novels will be read in class and will be finished by the end of the next week.
Week of March 16th
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Thursday
Students will be putting the information about epic heroes, Odysseus and The Avengers in a bitstrip or a prezi. The project is due by the end of the week.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of March 9th
Monday - Thursday
Students will be putting the information about epic heroes, Odysseus and The Avengers in a bitstrip or a prezi. The project is due by the end of the week.
Friday
No School
Week of March 2nd
Monday - Friday
Students will watch the film, The Avengers. As they watch the film, they will identify and note on a graphic organizer how the super heroes in the film represent the traits of an epic hero. When the film is over, students will present that information in a bitstrip or a prezi.
Week of February 23rd
Monday - Thursday
Students will continue to read and respond to The Odyssey.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of February 16th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Introduction to Lesson Eight Vocabulary.
Wednesday - Friday
Read and respond to The Odyssey
Week of February 9th
Monday
Review "A Walk in the Woods" and graphic organizers.
Tuesday
Test on "A Walk in the Woods."
Wednesday
Odysseus web quest.
Thursday
Reading Day
Friday
No School
Week of February 2nd
Monday
Introduction to Lesson Seven Vocabulary.
Tuesday - Thursday
Read and review "A Walk in the Woods" and respond to the questions as a class as we read.
Friday
Test on "A Walk in the Woods."
Week of January 26th
Monday - Wednesday
Students will film a podcast of their monologue.
Students will begin presenting podcast.
Thursday
Introduction to Vocabulary, Lesson Seven.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of January 19th
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Thursday
Students will be editing and revising a monologue from Fortunado's point of view. They will begin to film their podcast to be presented to the class.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of January 12th
Monday - Friday
During class, students will read "The Cask of the Amontillado," chunking the reading while responding to margin questions.
When finished, students will write a monologue from Fortunado's point of view at the end of the story.
Students will prewrite, draft, peer review and edit for a final copy.
Students will make a podcast of their final draft.
Week of January 5th
Monday
Read biography of Rosa Parks.
Tuesday
Introduction to Lesson Six Vocabulary
Wednesday
Finish Review of biography of Rosa Parks.
Read poem about Rosa Parks.
Thursday
Test on biography and poem about Rosa Parks.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of December 22nd
Monday - Tuesday
Presentation of Bitstrip story to the class.
Wednesday - Friday
Happy Holidays!
Week of December 15th
Monday - Friday
Students will be introduced to bitstrips. Students will use bitstrips to present a time when they learned something as Maya Angelou did from Mrs. Flowers in the excerpt we read last week
When finished, they will share with the class and embed it in on their wiki page.
Week of December 8th
Monday - Thursday
Students will read and analyze an excerpt from "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" starting on page 86 of the student workbook. They students will do the same with the poem, "Caged Bird." By the end of the week, students will write an essay responding to a question that compares the autobiographical selection and the poem.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of December 2nd
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Introduction to Lesson Five Vocabulary.
Wednesday - Friday
Students will share and comment on other student's narrative writing.
Students will revise and finalize their narrative writing for submission.
Week of November 24th
Monday - Wednesday
Students will complete work on their narrative essay and type and share it with classmates using Word 365.
Week of November 17th
Monday-Tuesday
Continue to study "The Raven" and "Incident in a Rose Garden."
Wednesday
Students will take a selection test on "The Raven" and "Incident in a Rose Garden."
Thursday - Friday
Introduction to Narrative Writing. Students will complete a prewriting and a rough draft of a narrative essay.
Week of November 10th
Monday
No School - Parent Conferences
Tuesday
Introduction to Lesson Four vocabulary.
Wednesday - Thursday
Students will read "The Raven" and "Incident in a Rose Garden" and respond to the questions in the margins individually and as a class.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of November 3rd
Monday
Students will read, discuss and respond to excerpts of nonfiction texts about Seabiscuit.
Tuesday
Students will have vocabulary quiz on Lesson Three Vocabulary.
Students will continue readings and discussion of texts about Seabiscuit.
Wednesday
Students will respond to an essay prompt dealing with texts read about Seabscuit.
Thursday
Introduce Lesson Four Vocabulary.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of October 27th
Monday - Friday
Students will be working on a storyboard project with a partner.
Week of October 20th
Monday - Friday
Students will be watching a film clip of "Lord of the Rings." As they watch, they will analyze how directors create suspense through their choices of shot, sound and cuts. They will then work with a partner to create a story board that shows understanding of director's choices.
Week of October 13th
Monday
Teacher In Service
Tuesday
Students will peer review their essay.
Wednesday - Thursday
Students will type their narrative piece on wikispaces.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of October 6th
Monday
Students will be introduced and read the selection on page 34, "The Gift of the Magi."
Tuesday
Whole class review of "The Gift of the Magi."
Wednesday
Introduce writing piece - Write a journal as Jim in the story of "The Gift of the Magi."
Thursday
Students will continue writing piece.
Friday
Students will take a selection test on "The Gift of the Magi" and complete writing piece.
Week of September 29th
Monday - Wednesday
Reading the selection, "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell has taken longer than anticipated. However, students are reading and responding to the text very well, so this week we will continue to read as a whole class, with a partner and individually.
I anticipate that students will be complete with the selection on Wednesday.
Thursday
Introduction to Lesson Two Vocabulary.
Friday
Selection test on "The Most Dangerous Game."
Week of September 22nd
Monday - Thursday
In class, students will be introduced to and will read, with a partner, "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell starting on page 4 of their workbook.
Friday
There will be a whole class review of the selection.
Week of September 15th
Monday - Tuesday
Students will finish preparing and practicing their presentations.
Wednesday - Thursday
Students will present for class critique.
Friday
Students will have a reading day.
Week of September 8th
Monday - Wednesday
Students will be in the library continuing their research on an Industrialist of the 19th Century.
Thursday - Friday
Students will be in the classroom preparing their projects for presentation using prezi.
Week of September 1st
Monday
Labor Day - No School
Tuesday
Students will present their Naming Poems.
Wednesday
Introduction to the Research Project - Industrialists of the 19th Century. Students will be researching and creating a project on an industrialist to present to their Social Studies class.
Thursday - Friday
Students will be in the library researching.
Week of August 25th
Monday
Introduction to the class. Students will bring home information for parents including information for Remind.
Tuesday
Introduction to Lesson One Vocabulary.
Wednesday
Introduction to introductory poem - due Thursday.
Thursday
Poetry Presentations
Friday
Library Day